Once my love was good enoughTrue happiness we knewThen fame and fortune came your wayAnd made a change in youYou'll find your ladder of successIs not on solid groundAnd when it starts to tumblePick me up on your way downPick me up when dreams are shatteredWhen false friends cannot be foundFor you know I'll still be waitingPick me up on your way downYou've hit the top, but it won't lastThere's just one way to goThe world you've chosen is not realThese things you'll come to knowWhen folks say they don't know youAnd you've lost your final roundWhen you find that you are lonelyPick me up on your way downPick me up when dreams are shatteredWhen false friends cannot be foundFor you know I'll still be waitingPick me up on your way down